Chapter 417 392: I'm a Student, Not Deaf!
Ji Xizhi calmly glanced at Ji Fengyuan,
“Don’t rescue next time!”
After speaking, she squatted down and checked under the nose of the unconscious Ji Yezong.
Only after confirming that Ji Yezong was still breathing, did she retrieve her phone from the bushes.
She dialed the police.
Then also called for an ambulance, 120.
It wasn’t that she wanted to help Ji Yezong, but even if he was guilty, it wasn’t her or Ji Fengyuan’s place to punish him.
After doing all this, Ji Xizhi turned off her phone. She initially planned to leave the red carpet area and wait for Xiao Yuan on the street.
However, she glanced down and saw her phone screen light up with new WeChat messages.
Ji Xizhi paused for a moment as she was about to leave.
Beside her, Ji Fengyuan had already stood up, straightening his clothes.
Unlike the icy look he had just moments ago, his expression toward Ji Xizhi was considerably gentler after standing up.
Ji Fengyuan, in an undeniable and domineering tone, responded, “I’ll still rescue you next time.”
Ji Xizhi: “…”
“Courageous acts should be respected and encouraged, but I suggest you first understand the boundaries of such acts. Excessive defense can constitute a crime.”
“If you don’t understand, my fan benefits have covered this topic in an episode. I suggest you check it out.”
Ji Fengyuan didn’t read any extra meanings into Ji Xizhi’s initial words.
He merely thought Ji Xizhi was insincerely declining.
Women, after all. Although he hadn’t managed to subdue Ji Yezong initially, if he hadn’t helped, Ji Xizhi, cornered by Ji Yezong, wouldn’t have found the opportunity to ambush him. Ji Yezong had a weapon!
Not to mention, after Ji Yezong went down, he gave him a good beating to vent Ji Xizhi’s anger.
In such situations, any woman would be moved, not just Ji Xizhi.
But the subsequent words from Ji Xizhi completely changed Ji Fengyuan’s expression.
Ji Xizhi wasn’t moved at all?
Not only was she not moved, but she also wanted him to study law?
Ji Fengyuan’s anger couldn’t be suppressed.
It was as if his self-esteem was tightly grasped by Ji Xizhi, reminding him of what she said during the first episode of “Life Experience” when he asked her to leave the show.
Back then, Ji Xizhi, just like now, held the contract and spoke with presumed knowledge.
It was just as annoying!
Ji Fengyuan: “Do you really think what you teach your fans means anything? The Ji Family can easily hire thousands of lawyers and may never employ you. Who do you think you are? Even if you’re a Qing University Law School graduate, so what!”
“Even if you work yourself to death, you might not become the CEO of the Ji Family. But I can easily hire countless people like you to work for me without doing anything else.”
Compared to Ji Fengyuan’s irritation, Ji Xizhi was much calmer.
She just looked at Ji Fengyuan indifferently and asked back, “Really?”
Seeing Ji Xizhi not being aggressive for once, Ji Fengyuan’s lips curled into a smile, speaking in a sympathetic, condescending tone, “Of course, if you’re willing to cooperate with me, I can also give you a chance.”
Before coming, Ji Fengyuan did intend to talk to Ji Xizhi about their past feelings.
But he didn’t expect Ji Xizhi to be so ungrateful. If that’s the case, he couldn’t be bothered to waste more words on her.
“Five million, I’ll give you five million every year! After taxes!” Ji Fengyuan pondered for a moment before offering a number.
Ji Xizhi lightly replied, “Hmm. Cooperate on what?”
Ji Fengyuan thought for a long time before saying something that almost made Ji Xizhi lose her composure,
“Marry me. After I fully take back the Ji Family in a year, we’ll divorce.”
Since he needed Ji Xizhi, this was the best way to bind a woman to him! Making a woman obediently listen was too simple!
Ji Xizhi was so shocked by his proposal that she almost lost her balance.
She thought Ji Fengyuan was ridiculous, but she didn’t expect him to be this ridiculous, even more so than the previous fifty million.
“Out of all those lawyers you hired, not one told you that bigamy is a crime?”
Ji Fengyuan: “… I haven’t been married.”
Ji Xizhi: “What about Zhong Yulu?”
She’s not interested in the main romantic plot of this book, but if she remembers correctly, Ji Fengyuan and Zhong Yulu had announced their engagement, and after engagement, they should have married.
Yet, until now, they hadn’t managed to get married.
Ji Xizhi looked at Ji Fengyuan.
Images of new scam cases involving engagements suddenly filled her mind.
When Ji Fengyuan heard Ji Xizhi’s question, he chuckled, “So, that’s what you care about?”
“Once the buzz around Zhong Yulu dies down, no one will pay attention. Our marriage can stay private. You can continue being a big star and still be a student…”
Ji Fengyuan’s promises were cut short.
Ji Xizhi stood nearby, her mind racing through relevant cases.
Then she heard a soft “pffft” of laughter from the shadows at the entrance of the red carpet area beside them.
“She’s a student, not deaf! Your pitch is so outlandish, even I can’t listen anymore. Though it’s impolite to wake you this late, it’s no biggie—I love being rude!”
The nonchalant voice interrupted whatever Ji Fengyuan planned to say next.
In the dark, where only Ji Xizhi and Ji Fengyuan had been standing on the dimly lit lawn, a new voice emerged, having eavesdropped on their conversation.
Ji Fengyuan frowned, instantly growing tense.
But before his tension could run rampant,
a pair of long legs stepped out from the shadows.
The newcomer, wearing a perfectly tailored black suit, looked Ji Xizhi up and down, then sincerely complimented her,
“Tsk, just standing there, you are a sight to behold!”
“If you’re considering marriage, you might as well marry me!”
Standing by Ji Fengyuan, Ji Xizhi watched Qi Zheng spewing nonsense and casually asked, “Spare time from the firm, all cases settled?”
Qi Zheng: “…………”
“We’re on the same side, don’t speak out!”
Qi Zheng blinked his weary, reddened eyes, toning down his nonchalance.
Ji Fengyuan, recognizing Qi Zheng as soon as he saw him, was less tense.
He knew Qi Zheng, just a lawyer at Tianzheng Law Firm.
Ji Fengyuan stared at Qi Zheng, “Were you eavesdropping on our conversation?”
Qi Zheng responded with a casual “Eh,” “I wouldn’t dare to make hasty claims!”
“Eh~ This piece of lawn is currently a public place. You, me, and anyone could be here. You calling it eavesdropping? Show the evidence! Without proof, we talk slander!”
Listening to Qi Zheng’s slippery tone, Ji Fengyuan snorted coldly.
“I won’t fall for that; whether you heard or not, if word gets out, Tianzheng… remember that.”
Upon hearing this, Qi Zheng’s eyes widened in disbelief.
At the very moment Ji Fengyuan withdrew his gaze,
Qi Zheng turned his head with a chilly expression, shouting behind him:
“All these Ji folks, how can he be so lawless and arrogant? How come you don’t have a trace of the domineering aura of ‘the king’s might cools heaven’!”